Get environment variable path of server from local system

[d_stranz]

Sounds like the OP's scenario is that he reads the serverFile.xml file, retrieves the property element with the "FileName" attribute, reads its "value" attribute (which contains the literal string "%FILE%"), and is then stuck because he has no way to remotely determine the value of %FILE% on the server machine.

It doesn't sound like there is any server-side program at all, it's just being accessed as a remote file system.

But if the remote file system can set the value of an environment variable to point to a specific file, then why can't that path simply be written to the XML file instead?

And as a comment, "FILE" seems like a particularly bad choice for an environment variable that forms a critical part of a processing system. "XYZ_APP_FILE" or something a bit more app-specific might be a better choice.

[anda_skoa]

Sounds like the OP's scenario is that he reads the serverFile.xml file, retrieves the property element with the "FileName" attribute, reads its "value" attribute (which contains the literal string "%FILE%"), and is then stuck because he has no way to remotely determine the value of %FILE% on the server machine.

Right, thus the client needs to pass on the path with the variable intact so that the server can interpret it.

It doesn't sound like there is any server-side program at all, it's just being accessed as a remote file system.

Well, the comment said server access happens through a REST API, so I assumed it would have some for of "get file" call.
This call needs to support paths with environment variable for this to work properly.

Cheers,
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[d_stranz]

Well, the comment said server access happens through a REST API, so I assumed it would have some for of "get file" call.
This call needs to support paths with environment variable for this to work properly.

Ah, yes, missed that. So there must be some server-side code running, and that's where the environment variable needs to be resolved.